About Peter's Railway
The books came about because the author, Chris Vine realised that there was nothing to keep youngsters interested in railways when they had grown out of the much younger books. From feedback, the age range is approximately 6 to 12 (and 90!) years.
Apart from a good story, with additional stories from the old railways, there is also lots of information of a how-it-works nature. Some of this simple technical information falls naturally into the story and some is put into separate framed pages. These separate pages do not need to be looked at to enjoy the story.
About the author
Christopher Vine has always been fascinated by all things mechanical and electrical. In fact his first words were “Turn it on” and “Turn it off” which just about covered everything of interest. He started making things early on with his first working go-kart at the age of seven. It had a car battery and starter motor as motive power and a morse key as the switch. The next dangerous device was a motor bike made from a tiny child’s bicycle and a lawn mower engine. The drive involved a large and vital pulley from his mother’s washing machine. So started a lifetime of making things. The only thing he wanted for his eleventh birthday was a lathe. An old one was found for £20 which although worn out did, produce a small stationary steam engine, a Stuart Turner No. 10. Whilst he is a Chartered Engineer, his great interest has always been railways, steam engines and, in particular, model engineering.
